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Several East Texas Museums Have Free Admission on Saturdayhttp://q1077.com/several-east-texas-museums-have-free-admission-on-saturday/
http://q1077.com/several-east-texas-museums-have-free-admission-on-saturday/#commentsFri, 21 Sep 2018 13:17:43 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=297244Continue reading…]]>It's National Museum Day on Saturday, September 22, and there are several museums nearby that will celebrate that with free admission. There's just one thing you have to do.

]]>http://q1077.com/several-east-texas-museums-have-free-admission-on-saturday/feed/05 Locations For Weekend Getaways That Are Within Driving Distancehttp://q1077.com/5-locations-for-weekend-getaways-that-are-within-driving-distance/
http://q1077.com/5-locations-for-weekend-getaways-that-are-within-driving-distance/#commentsMon, 16 Apr 2018 21:54:24 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=286600Continue reading…]]>If you don't mind a drive, here are a few spots to check out over the weekend.

]]>http://q1077.com/5-locations-for-weekend-getaways-that-are-within-driving-distance/feed/0Rockport, TXGuess If These Silly Texas Town Names are Real or Fakehttp://q1077.com/guess-if-these-silly-texas-town-names-are-real-or-fake/
http://q1077.com/guess-if-these-silly-texas-town-names-are-real-or-fake/#commentsWed, 24 Jan 2018 13:44:01 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=281875Continue reading…]]>We're so used to hearing town names like Marfa and Waxahachie in Texas that they don't even sound weird anymore. Those are definitely real. What about Noodle and Sponge? Real Texas towns, or fake?

]]>http://q1077.com/guess-if-these-silly-texas-town-names-are-real-or-fake/feed/0Getty ImagesA Haunting Story Lives Behind One Texas Gravestonehttp://q1077.com/a-haunting-story-lives-behind-one-texas-gravestone/
http://q1077.com/a-haunting-story-lives-behind-one-texas-gravestone/#commentsFri, 20 Oct 2017 12:12:25 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=276494Continue reading…]]>You know there's a lengthy tale behind every gravestone, and date markers like 1835-1893 just don't cut it. What in the world happened during that little dash?! Our state parks and wildlife folks are telling the stories, and one of those legends from a cemetery in Northeast Texas will make you glad you never crossed Frank Benson.

]]>http://q1077.com/a-haunting-story-lives-behind-one-texas-gravestone/feed/0Texas Parks and Wildlife - FacebookA Texas Lake Produced One of the Biggest Fish Ever, And It Will Never Happen Againhttp://q1077.com/a-texas-lake-produced-one-of-the-biggest-fish-ever-and-it-will-never-happen-again/
http://q1077.com/a-texas-lake-produced-one-of-the-biggest-fish-ever-and-it-will-never-happen-again/#commentsThu, 19 Oct 2017 11:41:14 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=276408Continue reading…]]>If this fish is caught today and posted on social media, it might go viral.

But this monster was pulled out of a Texas lake so long ago no one seems to know about it. Til now!

]]>http://q1077.com/a-texas-lake-produced-one-of-the-biggest-fish-ever-and-it-will-never-happen-again/feed/0Traces of Texas - FacebookDinosaurs That Used to Roam Texashttp://q1077.com/dinosaurs-that-used-to-roam-texas/
http://q1077.com/dinosaurs-that-used-to-roam-texas/#commentsMon, 16 Oct 2017 12:01:01 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=276176Continue reading…]]>These days we might look off to the side of I-20 and see cows and horses, but Texas wildlife managers say dinosaurs used to roam those same pastures. And some of them were huge!

]]>http://q1077.com/dinosaurs-that-used-to-roam-texas/feed/0iStockRoad Crews in Northeast Texas Stumble Upon an Ancient Artifacthttp://q1077.com/road-crews-in-northeast-texas-stumble-upon-an-ancient-artifact/
http://q1077.com/road-crews-in-northeast-texas-stumble-upon-an-ancient-artifact/#commentsMon, 02 Oct 2017 12:40:08 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=275136Continue reading…]]>When Texas crews are building roads, you have to wonder what odd things they come across while they're moving dirt. The latest discovery was way more than earthworms and compacted beer cans. This was an ancient Indian artifact that some say had a tremendous value for the culture in 900 A.D.

]]>http://q1077.com/road-crews-in-northeast-texas-stumble-upon-an-ancient-artifact/feed/0Credit TxDOTFlag Day is a Great Opportunity to Show Some Respecthttp://q1077.com/flag-day-is-a-great-opportunity-to-show-some-respect/
http://q1077.com/flag-day-is-a-great-opportunity-to-show-some-respect/#commentsWed, 14 Jun 2017 11:18:10 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=268375Continue reading…]]>My dad is a US Navy veteran, and he's committed to flying the US flag several days each year. He hits the obvious ones like Memorial Day and the 4th of July, but the most important day to him might be June 14th.

]]>http://q1077.com/flag-day-is-a-great-opportunity-to-show-some-respect/feed/0Texas Highway Could Be Named After Chris Kylehttp://q1077.com/texas-highway-could-be-named-after-chris-kyle/
http://q1077.com/texas-highway-could-be-named-after-chris-kyle/#commentsMon, 03 Apr 2017 12:12:02 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=263412Continue reading…]]>There's already a memorial in this Texas town dedicated to the man that the movie, American Sniper, was based on. And now Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would name part of a highway after Chris Kyle.

]]>http://q1077.com/texas-highway-could-be-named-after-chris-kyle/feed/0Bet You Didn't Know These Things About This Texas Drinkhttp://q1077.com/bet-you-didnt-know-these-things-about-this-texas-drink/
http://q1077.com/bet-you-didnt-know-these-things-about-this-texas-drink/#commentsWed, 22 Feb 2017 13:56:24 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=260137Continue reading…]]>The name Big Red implies that it's straight out of Nebraska, right? At least to us Husker alums who view all things though the football lens.

Big Red soda is actually bottled in Texas, by the Dr. Pepper folks, and it was first born here in 1937. Did you know it used to be called "Sun Tang Big Red Cream Soda?"

]]>http://q1077.com/bet-you-didnt-know-these-things-about-this-texas-drink/feed/0bottle-trader1 eBayDon't Miss This Obscure East Texas Landmarkhttp://q1077.com/dont-miss-this-obscure-east-texas-landmark/
http://q1077.com/dont-miss-this-obscure-east-texas-landmark/#commentsThu, 16 Feb 2017 13:21:23 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=259755Continue reading…]]>At first glance it might look like a 10 foot by 9 foot patch of grass. But the history behind it makes this obscure Texas landmark significant, and if you want to take a pic at that spot, it's not too far from Lufkin.

]]>http://q1077.com/dont-miss-this-obscure-east-texas-landmark/feed/0Forget the Groundhog, It's Armadillo Day in Texashttp://q1077.com/forget-the-groundhog-its-armadillo-day-in-texas/
http://q1077.com/forget-the-groundhog-its-armadillo-day-in-texas/#commentsWed, 01 Feb 2017 13:05:37 +0000http://q1077.com/forget-the-groundhog-its-armadillo-day-in-texas/Continue reading…]]>Each year on February 2nd we have to sit around and wait on Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania to know whether we're going to have more winter, or if spring will come early. Texas has apparently had enough of that nonsense, and that's why we're answering with Bee Cave Bob, the Armadillo.

]]>http://q1077.com/forget-the-groundhog-its-armadillo-day-in-texas/feed/0Richard Heathcote
Getty Images SportThere Are More Veterans in Your Family Tree Than You Thinkhttp://q1077.com/there-are-more-veterans-in-your-family-tree-than-you-think/
http://q1077.com/there-are-more-veterans-in-your-family-tree-than-you-think/#commentsFri, 11 Nov 2016 12:20:47 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=252321Continue reading…]]>If my dad gets a free hour, we can usually find him digging around on Ancestry.com. He loves it, and he's made some interesting discoveries along the way.

Pop is Navy Veteran that served in Vietnam, and he's learned that the other veterans in our family served in the Civil and Revolutionary Wars. I bet you've got these veterans in your family too.

]]>http://q1077.com/there-are-more-veterans-in-your-family-tree-than-you-think/feed/0Jen Austin - Townsquare MediaWhy Do We Dress Up For Halloween Anyway?http://q1077.com/why-do-we-dress-up-for-halloween-anyway/
http://q1077.com/why-do-we-dress-up-for-halloween-anyway/#commentsTue, 04 Oct 2016 11:05:59 +0000http://q1077.com/?p=249026Continue reading…]]>We carry around a secret inner desire to be Flo from Progressive all year long, and finally at Halloween we let her out! Is that it?

The kids might have questions about Halloween, so I did some research to prep us.

]]>http://q1077.com/why-do-we-dress-up-for-halloween-anyway/feed/0Monkey BusinessRetire Your Old U.S. Flag With The Lufkin VFW Flag Retirement Ceremonyhttp://q1077.com/retire-your-old-u-s-flag-with-the-lufkin-vfw-flag-burning-ceremony/
http://q1077.com/retire-your-old-u-s-flag-with-the-lufkin-vfw-flag-burning-ceremony/#commentsThu, 14 Jul 2016 15:22:15 +0000http://ksfa860.com/?p=201010Continue reading…]]>Lufkin (VFW) Memorial Post 1836 is planning a community U.S. Flag retirement ceremony, and now is your opportunity to retire that old flag the right way.

]]>http://q1077.com/john-lennon-paul-mccartney-record/feed/0Hilton Archive, Getty ImagesThat Time Motley Crue Struggled to Move Forward With a New Singerhttp://q1077.com/motley-crue-john-corabi/
http://q1077.com/motley-crue-john-corabi/#commentsWed, 16 Mar 2016 16:56:52 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=175734Continue reading…]]>In 1992, with the biggest record of their career behind them and 25 million of Elektra Records' dollars in the bank, Motley Crue seemed poised to scale even greater heights.

]]>http://q1077.com/motley-crue-john-corabi/feed/0Elektra30 Years Ago: Mick Jagger Kicks Off First Solo Tourhttp://q1077.com/mick-jagger-solo-tour/
http://q1077.com/mick-jagger-solo-tour/#commentsWed, 16 Mar 2016 12:40:22 +0000http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=176436Continue reading…]]>With the future of the Rolling Stones in limbo, Mick Jagger kicked off a solo tour of Japan on March 15, 1988, in support of his second album, 'Primitive Cool.'